It has been almost 10 months since our review of the original Oakley THUMP MP3 playing eyewear. I personally loved the original THUMP for being innovative as well as its sporty design. Today we move on from the beloved THUMP to their new brother; THUMP 2. The THUMP 2 are the latest from Oakley in their THUMP eyewear line and look to improve upon the original THUMP in many ways. The THUMP 2 come in 5 different versions that range in 256MB - 1GB of flash memory built-in. The model we have here to review is the top of the line Polished Black/Black Iridium 1GB eyewear. Before we get into the meat of the review check out the specifications on these glasses.

Specifications:

• 1GB of storage space which stores up to 240 songs
• Supports MP3, WMA, WAV and ACC (.m4a)*
• Solid-state NAND flash memory with no moving parts
• Up to 6 hours of playback time on a single charge
• Three-color indicator light to show battery level
• 75MHz DSP with 18-bit Sigma Delta DAC for state-of-the-art audio fidelity
• Custom Mylar speakers with three directions of movement for precise positioning
• Patented XYZ OPTICS® for sharp clarity at all angles of vision, even at lens periphery
• Lens contours that maximize protection against sun, wind and side impact
• PLUTONITE® lens material to filter out 100% of all UVA, UVB, UVC and harmful blue light
• Durable and lightweight O MATTER® frame material
• Supports storage of data files along with song files
• Includes High Speed USB cable for transferring song files
• Prescription Ready

*Note: Songs transferred to iTunes from CDs are in the .m4a file format, which is compatible with THUMP 2. Songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store are in the m4p format and are not compatible with THUMP 2 because Apple reserves that format for iPod use only.